Smoker, bee

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OBJECT TYPE: LARGE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0034.001

MANUFACTURER: ROOT, A.I. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Medina, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FIRE POT/METAL AND WOOD FRAME/ LEATHER BELLOWS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 12.3 cm
Height: 25.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Apiculture
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ROOT
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Medina

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF BEECULTURE EQUIPMENT USED AND MADE IN CANADA
Function: USED TO STUPIFY BEES WITH SMOKE IN ORDER TO REMOVE HONEY FROM HIVE. SMOKE FROM PAPER FIRE IN CAN WAS FANNED AND BLOWN INTO HIVE BY BELLOWS.
Technical: SMOKERS HAVE BEEN USED SINCE 60 AD THE FIRST BEE SMOKER NEEDED 2 HANDS TO OPERATE, WHICH WAS NOT VERY PRACTICAL. THE SMOKER'S DESIGN DID NOT CHANGE MUCH SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY, ONLY THE MATERIALS CHANGED FROM TIN TO ALUMINUM AND STAINLESS STEEL AND THE BELLOWS FROM LEATHER TO VINYL/SEE CURATORIAL WORKSHEET
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black print on wood frame reads: "[logo] ROOT/ Q[UALIT]Y/ BEE [OBSTRUCTED]IES"/ Below logo reads: "CAUTION: CAR[OBSTRUCTED]KER CAN CAUSE/ FIRE OR INJ[OBSTRUCTED]/ STOP PUFFING TH[OBSTRUCTED]ILE IF A FLAME/ COMES OUT [OBSTRUCTED]/ DON'T ALLOW LOOSE EN[OBSTRUCTED] BLOW INTO/ COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS./ COMPLETELY EXTINGUISH THE SMOKER BEFORE/ STORING IT IN ANY BUILDINGS OR VEHICLES./ IF YOU DUMP SMOLDERING FUEL OUT OF THE SMOKER/ BE SURE IT IS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED/ BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE AREA./ NEVER PLACE A HAT SMOKER NEAR FLAMMABLE/ MATERIALS SUCH AS GASOLINE ALCOHOL,/ BENZALDEHYDE, BEESWAX, ETC,/ NEVER PUFF SMOKER IN ANYONE'S FACE, EVEN TO/ WARD OFF BEES/ HANDLE A HOT SMOKER ONLY BY THE BELLOWS./ KEEP OUT OF ALL REACH OR CHILDREN."/ BELOW READS: "MANUFACTURED BY/ THE A.I. ROOT COMPANY/ FACTORIES AT MEDINA, OHIO-COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA/ SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS".
Missing: N/A
Finish: FIRE POT BLACKENED BY SMOKE/ BLACK BELLOWS/ UNFINISHED WOOD FRAME
Decoration: N/A

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ROOT, A.I. CO., Smoker, bee, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2001.0034, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0034.001/

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